Radio / Television News

CBC tears down the silos

TORONTO – CBC is about to become platform-agnostic, as they say, as the Corp. announced today the integration of all its English language platforms, including television, radio and CBC.ca. “CBC/Radio-Canada recognizes that in order to keep pace with emerging trends in media usage, it needs to transform from a collection of individual platform-specific networks into an integrated provider of content,” said outgoing president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch, in a statement. “Increasingly, Canadians are consuming their news, information and entertainment programs through the technological platform of their choice.” “If our audiences are to maintain access to quality Canadian content, CBC/Radio-Canada will...